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The Girl from Arles review – Bizet’s music for forgotten rustic tragedy has punch and poetry

Bizet’s incidental music for Daudet’s 1872 play The Girl from Arles was given its first UK complete performance by Sir Mark Elder, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and strong soloists in Jeremy Sams’ staging

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

Aigul Akhmetshina: Mujer Fatal album review – classy and sensual in music from Bizet to Britten and Bernstein

The mezzo-soprano lends supple and elegant voice to art song and musical numbers that explore womanhood

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

How ‘catchy’ music is driven by rhythmic patterns

Puerto Rican icon Bad Bunny, a superstar rapper, has recently risen to global prominence as demonstrated by the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.

The Conversation · Jun 24

Carmen review – Chaieb beguiles as the tragic heroine in uneven production

Opening the 2024 festival, Diane Paulus’s staging relocates Bizet’s tragedy to a grim present day. Rihab Chaieb is a strong Carmen, Dmitry Cheblykov’s Escamillo shines but Dmytro Popov’s José doesn’t convince

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Carmen review – Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging

Conjuring the oppressive Mediterranean heat and the claustrophobia of a fraying close-knit community, Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Bizet’s tragedy is rich with drama and potent

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024

Carmen; California Connections review – sharp moves

Johan Inger’s cool take on Bizet’s tragic heroine is given its UK premiere by English National Ballet, while LA’s Yorke Dance Project celebrates three California dance pioneers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024

Carmen review – stripped-back ballet focuses on the femicide

Given its UK premiere by English National Ballet, Johan Inger’s new version of the Bizet story cuts out cliche and embraces the bleakness – albeit at the expense of some passion

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

Carmen, ENB at Sadler’s Wells review: is this reimagination of the fiery classic just too cool?

This English National Ballet show brings bitingly defined performances from a tight ensemble

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024

Rising Star Aigul Akhmetshina Takes on Carmen at the Met

Witness the extraordinary journey of Aigul Akhmetshina, the ordinary girl from Russia's heartland, as she takes on the role of Carmen at the Met Opera.

Top News · Dec 27, 2023

Young Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met's new 'Carmen'

Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the Metropolitan Opera, where she leads a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” opening on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023